The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-11
non,, ALI - zee I.illian Lewis, Non,

city, was married at Prescott, Wis.
February l4th. to Mrs, Mary Hinkle, o
Monticello, MINI.
Mr.. Jno. Polchow, the reliable ic'
/ dealer, is prepared to furnish ice to 81
! parties desiring same at reasonable
rates. See advertisement.
The building formerly occupied BY
the tanning mill, and later as the can
ming factory, has been torn down. TIT
, new building Of the Canning Co. In Nortl
Mankato win be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
Joseph Silver and wife, who were
: arrested last week on the charge Of Ill
treating son of John Williamson, waiv
ed examination and were put undel
bonds Of $500 each to appear at the mex
term of district court.
Articles have been filed for the incor
poration Of the Western Land and .LoaI
Co., new enterprise which wall deal II
lands and do a general land and loar
business. Principal place of business
Mankato. Paid up capital, $50, 1000.
Supper will be provided in the base
ment Of the Methodist Church on Wed
nesday evening next, by the ladies Of
that church and congregation. Oysters
various styles, meal, ETC., will be served
al, reasonable rates, supper ready at q
O'Clock. All are invited.
| AT meeting of the General TrattiC
Association held at Chicago Tuesday, the
railroads resolved that hereafter l5O
pounds Of baggage will be checked free
on each tirst-class ticket. Also, that all
passes, except those issued to employees,
shall be Withdrawn.
in our last issue we enormously
credited ]. & A. L. HSleY, of MinneapO-
lis, as architects of She new Baptist
church in this city. Me. II. C. Gerlach,
of MankatO, is the architect, and to his
taste is due the credit Of the arehitectur-
al beauty of the edifice.
Mr.. Whipple, the barber, had pa
pers issued yesterday restraining Eph.
Bludsoe from working at Bunce's shop.
Whipple claims it was part of the bar
gain when he bought out Bludsoe that
the latter was not to engage in the bar
Der business again in Mankato.
The boys say that Rash" Pay fire.
quently and silently steals away to Lake
Madison, but for what purpose our in
formant sayeth not. tispretty safe to as
sumo, however, that there is ag-(there,
we came pretty near letting the cat right
out of the bag) in the case.
Among the items Of the general de-
ficiency bill, which the President did
not sign, was an appropriation for ex-
tending the free delivery system to post
offices, entitled to the same under the
recent act. How this will affect Manka-
to, which is entitled to the service, is
not known.
"A correspondent writes that the re-
vival meetings being conducted at Good
Thunder by Rev. F. L. Patterson are
being attended with remarkable inter-
est. AS a result number of CONVEX ts
have been made, who will be baptiZe d
at 2 p. m. next Monday at the Bap fist
church in Mankato.
There was rumor on the streets
Thursday that man in the west part of
the city had murdered his wife and
child. Our reporter found the report
originated in a family row, with no
more serious result than a separation
and some trouble over the disposition
Of the only child. The parties implica-
ted are from Watowan county,.
"A young man named Guy Clifford
was killed by train No. on the Omaha
at Lake Crystal, Tuesday night. Gift
ford's parents live at Por tage, Wis, and
it is supposed he attempted to board the
train at Lake Crystal, where he had been
working during the winter. He was
thrown under the wheels and his body
terribly mangled.
DIR. Muedeking, the well-known OPP
tician, will make his regular visit TO
Mankato next week with q fine assert
ment of hisimproved spectacles and call
on some of our citizens. Those in need
of glasses will do well to procure them OF
him as the doctor is an expert in his
profession. HIS headquarters will be al
the Mankato House.
The Belgrade Stock Association at
their annual meeting last Saturday elect
ed the following officers to serve for the
ensuing year:
Presldent-J. ]. Shaubut.
Secretary-James Hodgson.
Treasurer-Peter McDermid.
Directors-W. II. Sharp, Thos, Hod
son, John Peterson, H. G. Randall, r.
Purrier.
While assisting to unload hog from
his sled to ]. NJ. Karmany's m sat mark
ct yesterday noon, Capt. Geo. w. Haigh
slipped upon the ice and fell in such q
manner as to dislocate the elbow of his
right arm. The Captain declares that
he was strictly sober. The accident it.
self proves this for had he been any
ways "of'' he would not have hurt him.
self.
The Church Aid Society of st. Johns
Parish held 4Sh annual meeting yes.
terday afternoon at the residence of Mrs
P. B. Sparrow. A very gratifying report
was made of the work done the past Il
years. and the following officers elected
for the ensuing year: y
Presldent-Mrs. A. NJ. Smith.
ice-President-Mrs. Boyer.
T Sec'y and Treasurer-Mrs. P. b. Spar.
row.
Two or three weeks ago Mr.. L. Pat.
terson purchased the lot near Deans
building and occupied by a feed store
and he purchased the next adjoining il
on the south yesterday, for which he paid
81 200. Mr.. Gilbert Webster purchased
this week lot in block 8, Van Brunt,s ad
dition, for which he paid $500. Thil
property is located on State Street. Mr.
Ii. P. Christensen, real estate agent
|, reports tho sale of these lots.
"A telegram was received here late
{ last Saturday night announcing the deatf
of Frank Russell, who but few weeks
previous went 10 Minneapolis to attenC
business college. The message was de
livered by Mr.. Browning to his brother
| Michael, who lives in Ceresco, and hi
took the train Sunday morning for tina
, city, and the remains were shipped II
Mankato for interment. frank was the
r youngest Of the brothers.-LdEe CryStd
Union.
The funeral services were held Tues
, day foreISon, attended by many friend
whom the deceased had made in thi
/ city.